The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-12-21
THE WORLD AT LARGE.

The Tortolita Gold ana Silver Mining Com
pany has brought suit for libel against James
Gordon Bennett, claiming $4,000 damages
| The belief prevails at Washington that the
Fisheries Commission will not attempt to
formulate a general treaty, and that they will
| Try only to reach an agreement on protocol
defining anew the meaning of certain clauses
Of tho treaty of 1878 Sir Charles Upper,
Canada's representative on the Commission,
passed through Chicago on Monday on his
way to Winnipeg. He would say nothing as
to what had been done at the conference, but
he seems to think that the Commissioners
are in fair way to arrive at q satisfactory
result
Col MARSHALL MCDONALD, of the United
States Fish Commission, says the Govern
ment last year planted $1,000, 600 shad and
the States 100000 new station, cost
ing $4,000, is to be built at Duluth
GEN. BUTLER sent decided negative in
| response to letter asking him if he would
| approve of the selection of the Comte dc
Paris to deliver the address at the reunion of
the Army of the James, which is to be held at
Gettysburg next July. The General refers to
the Counts services in anything but compl-
mentary terms
The total number Of immigrants arriving
in Canada from January to November 30 of
this year was 1873, 1872 as against 1894 for
! the corresponding period of the year preced-
ing
HE number of business failures in tho
United States during the last seven days was
| 254, and in Canada "a, giving total of 2SS,
which was also the figure for the correspond
ing week of last year.
THREE men, one of them New York de
tective, have been convicted Of smuggling to-
bacco into Liverpool inside of cotton bales,
and fined $4,000.
THERE were 36 100 rifles and 5000 carbines
manufactured at the Springfield CMass.)
armory during the last fl seal year at a cost Of
1878, 62S A further sum of sll409G was ex-
pended for repairs
r. G. DUN & Co, in their weekly review of
trade, say:
There is q clear though moderate improve
ment in the commercial and industrial outlook,
mainly due TO glowing confidence that Con-
gress will finally do nothing prejudicial to the
| business interests. At the Same time it is OBJ
served that uncertainty in regard to the action
! OF Congress tends to restrain purchases, and
| contributes TO the weakness in some markets.
Monetary anxieties diminish, and speculation in
products abates. The iron production, by many
| considered reliable barometer of business,
| falls a little below tho unprecedented output
| reported Nov l. 1t is held that the new sales
! of rails for next year do not yet aggregate
| more than 10000 TONS and large buyers still
hold off. The dry goods trade, worry moderate
in all branches, is particularly dull in woolens,
and the stiffness in cotton is attributed to
| scarcity of ready surplus rather than to
| large fresh orders. Tie boot ana shoe
| trade improves with better Western
| and good Southern business, and the
| Leather market favors buyers No lack of
| money checks speculative activity. On call
| tho supply Is abundant, and the large demand
| for money ON time is now fairly met. Interior
| though the IN arket ut some points is st IL
| close. Complaints of slow collections continue,
| but are less general Past pressure is reelected,
| however. in an unusually large number of
! failures. The business failures during the
| week number For the United States 25i for
| Canada, "a or total of 2SS, against 2j4 for
| the previous week, and 2SS for the correspond
| ing week of last year.
ADvICEs from Jamauive, in the southern
| part of the State of Tamaulipas, Mexico,
| state that there was much trouble there, and
riot during the election Sunday. One of the
parties opened the polls when the others be-
| gan the hight At each of the polls there was
pitched battle and the ballot-boxes were
overturned or destroyed Eight men were
| killed and over forty wounded The result is
that the old Mayor will hold over for another
| term